Kang Kyung-wha (born 7 April 1955) is the Foreign Minister of South Korea, the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position.
She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations.
Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general in the ministry.
She is the first South Korean foreign minister to join the official South Korean delegation for the inter-Korean summit as well as to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.